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[A voice comes o'er the waters]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: A. F. Myers Tune Sources: The Seed Sower, a Collection of Songs for Sunday Schools and Gospel Meetings (Toledo, Ohio: The W. W. Whitney Co., 1897) Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 55316 53554 32355 Used With Text: Come Over and Help Us

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Come Over and Help Us

Author: A. F. Myers Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: A voice comes o'er the waters Refrain First Line: Come over and help us! Lyrics: 1. A voice comes o’er the waters, A voice both loud and clear, Come over here and help us, We’re bound in slavish fear! Our chains do now confine us In darkness and in doubt, No light to shine upon us, No hand to bring us out. Refrain Come over and help us! Come over and help us! Come over and help us! Come over and help us today. 2. Our idols cannot help us; We only deeper fall; And dimmer grows our vision, When on their names we call, We look and wait and wonder If someone o’er the sea Will hasten to relieve us, Will come and set us free. [Refrain] 3. We hear that o’er the waters A glorious light doth shine, A light sent down from heaven, Oh, send that light divine! We hear that one called Jesus Can save us from our sin; We want to hear his footsteps, We want to let Him in. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [A voice comes o'er the waters] Text Sources: The Seed Sower, a Collection of Songs for Sunday Schools and Gospel Meetings (Toledo, Ohio: The W. W. Whitney Co., 1897)

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Come Over and Help Us

Author: A. F. Myers Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #948 First Line: A voice comes o'er the waters Refrain First Line: Come over and help us! Lyrics: 1. A voice comes o’er the waters, A voice both loud and clear, Come over here and help us, We’re bound in slavish fear! Our chains do now confine us In darkness and in doubt, No light to shine upon us, No hand to bring us out. Refrain Come over and help us! Come over and help us! Come over and help us! Come over and help us today. 2. Our idols cannot help us; We only deeper fall; And dimmer grows our vision, When on their names we call, We look and wait and wonder If someone o’er the sea Will hasten to relieve us, Will come and set us free. [Refrain] 3. We hear that o’er the waters A glorious light doth shine, A light sent down from heaven, Oh, send that light divine! We hear that one called Jesus Can save us from our sin; We want to hear his footsteps, We want to let Him in. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [A voice comes o'er the waters]

Come Over and Help Us

Hymnal: Gospel Songs and Hymns No. 1 #98 (1898) First Line: A voice comes o'er the waters Refrain First Line: Come over and help us! Languages: English Tune Title: [A voice comes o'er the waters]

Come Over and Help Us

Hymnal: The Seed Sower #135 (1897) First Line: A voice comes o'er the waters Refrain First Line: Come over and help us! Languages: English Tune Title: [A voice comes o'er the waters]

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A. F. Myers

Author of "Come Over and Help Us" in The Cyber Hymnal Augustus (Gus) Franklin Myers USA 1850-1902. Born at Ashland, OH, he was a music composer and publisher. He may have taught music, as his title of ‘Professor’, is noted by one source. His song books include: “The life line”, “The search light” (1894), “The seed sower” (1897). He wrote many lyrics and tunes. He died at Toledo, OH. John Perry